Looks like leaf raking/blowing will stretch out over 4 weeks, or more, this year. Ugh.
- avenue street - Wednesday, Nov 13, 24 @ 9:13 am:
has alexi given a reason for the change to lobbyist access? is there a problem that he is solving for, or is this just a populist “I’m not an elitist” political move.
Sure would be great if the SOS police or the eLobbyist system shared security information directly with registered lobbyists instead of having to read it in the press.
Personally, it would be nice to have committee room and interior doors that lock from the inside, and a sharing clear lockdown protocol. During the spring lockdown, that was a major concern for those of us sitting in committee rooms without a place to hide or ability to secure a room if needed.
Illinois law provides for a State Guard, under sole command of the governor, to be established if the IL National Guard has been federalized.
Should we change the law to beef this up now, to have a stronger defense against illegal federal overreach and federally tolerated hate groups?
California has a standing State Guard that is 900 strong–probably still too small.
==has alexi given a reason for the change to lobbyist access?==
I think it’s ridiculous that you can just walk into the building as long as you have some sort of identification badge. If you’re not an employee then you should be screened. Heck I would probably even support screening everyone, including employees.
I was an intern on Capitol Hill in DC during the summer of 2022. Everyone who entered the building needed to be screened, including employees. If you didn’t have a badge or were not escorted by an employee with a badge, you didn’t get in. Granted, some of those rules were COVID-era holdovers, but I can see the value of screening every person who enters the building.
- avenue street - Wednesday, Nov 13, 24 @ 10:45 am:
demoralized makes the point. its not that lobbyists are special and require special treatment, but they are in and out of that building on session days more often than employees. if this is really a security issue, then require employees to go through metal detectors also. if not, this is a pure political play.
- avenue street - Wednesday, Nov 13, 24 @ 10:47 am:
hit send too soon. SoS employees should be required to go through metal detectors too. see how alexi feels when his staff is late because their in a long line with hundreds of protestors trying to get to work.
I’ve officially gone (uncharacteristically) early Christmas mad. All the channels on in the car, visiting stores, making a list and checking it twice, planning baking. this is so not me. I think it is my version of the sobbing of many friends begun last week.
- Downstate - Wednesday, Nov 13, 24 @ 8:58 am:
Looks like leaf raking/blowing will stretch out over 4 weeks, or more, this year. Ugh.
- avenue street - Wednesday, Nov 13, 24 @ 9:13 am:
has alexi given a reason for the change to lobbyist access? is there a problem that he is solving for, or is this just a populist “I’m not an elitist” political move.
- LakeShoreDec - Wednesday, Nov 13, 24 @ 9:28 am:
Sure would be great if the SOS police or the eLobbyist system shared security information directly with registered lobbyists instead of having to read it in the press.
Personally, it would be nice to have committee room and interior doors that lock from the inside, and a sharing clear lockdown protocol. During the spring lockdown, that was a major concern for those of us sitting in committee rooms without a place to hide or ability to secure a room if needed.
- Peleg Carr - Wednesday, Nov 13, 24 @ 9:58 am:
Illinois law provides for a State Guard, under sole command of the governor, to be established if the IL National Guard has been federalized.
Should we change the law to beef this up now, to have a stronger defense against illegal federal overreach and federally tolerated hate groups?
California has a standing State Guard that is 900 strong–probably still too small.
- Demoralized - Wednesday, Nov 13, 24 @ 10:00 am:
==has alexi given a reason for the change to lobbyist access?==
I think it’s ridiculous that you can just walk into the building as long as you have some sort of identification badge. If you’re not an employee then you should be screened. Heck I would probably even support screening everyone, including employees.
- Wisco Expat - Wednesday, Nov 13, 24 @ 10:10 am:
I was an intern on Capitol Hill in DC during the summer of 2022. Everyone who entered the building needed to be screened, including employees. If you didn’t have a badge or were not escorted by an employee with a badge, you didn’t get in. Granted, some of those rules were COVID-era holdovers, but I can see the value of screening every person who enters the building.
- avenue street - Wednesday, Nov 13, 24 @ 10:45 am:
demoralized makes the point. its not that lobbyists are special and require special treatment, but they are in and out of that building on session days more often than employees. if this is really a security issue, then require employees to go through metal detectors also. if not, this is a pure political play.
- avenue street - Wednesday, Nov 13, 24 @ 10:47 am:
hit send too soon. SoS employees should be required to go through metal detectors too. see how alexi feels when his staff is late because their in a long line with hundreds of protestors trying to get to work.
- Amalia - Wednesday, Nov 13, 24 @ 1:03 pm:
I’ve officially gone (uncharacteristically) early Christmas mad. All the channels on in the car, visiting stores, making a list and checking it twice, planning baking. this is so not me. I think it is my version of the sobbing of many friends begun last week.